Appomattox & Gettysburg

U.S. stamps commemorating the Gettysburg battle and the signing of the surrender agreement at Appomattox. Lincoln stamp was done shortly after his death and the stamp of Jefferson Davis was the first Confederate stamp.

Appomattox, VA
Babcock House B&B - Breakfast the first day.

Appomattox, VA
Museum of the Confederacy - Portrait of General Robert E. Lee.

Appomattox, VA
Museum of the Confederacy

Appomattox, VA
Museum of the Confederacy - Rebel Works in Front of Atlanta, Ga., No. 1, 1864; printed 1866 Albumen print; 10 x 14 ¼ in.
George N. Barnard embedded with the Army of the Cumberland in Nashville as Union Gen. William T. Sherman advanced toward Atlanta in May 1864. After Confederate forces evacuated the city, Barnard followed the path of Sherman’s notorious “March to the Sea,” which left a trail of devastation in its wake. In 1866, Barnard published Photographic Views of Sherman’s Campaign.

Appomattox, VA
Appomattox Courthouse

Appomattox, VA
Surrender House - One of the McLean home's bedrooms.

Appomattox, VA
McLean kitchen in a outside building.

Gettysburg, PA

Gettysburg, PA

Washington, D.C.
Smithsonian American Art Museum - Zouave was the title given to certain light infantry regiments in the French Army. The name was also adopted by volunteer regiments raised for service in the American Civil War.

Gettysburg, PA
Initial fighting area of the battle of Gettysburg.

Gettysburg, PA

Gettysburg, PA

Gettysburg, PA

Appomattox, VA
Babcock House B&B

Appomattox, VA
Babcock House B&B - Breakfast the next day.

Appomattox, VA
Museum of the Confederacy - General Robert E. Lee's sword.

Appomattox, VA
Museum of the Confederacy

Appomattox, VA
Museum of the Confederacy

Appomattox, VA
Surrender House - McLean House where Grant and Lee met to sign the surrender agreement.

Appomattox, VA
Surrender House -Another one of the McLean home's bedrooms.

Appomattox, VA - McLean house's outdoor privy.

Gettysburg, PA

Gettysburg, PA

Gettysburg, PA
Hardee hat should be adorned with a brass hat device and a wool hat cord denoting the branch of service of the wearer: sky blue for infantry, scarlet for artillery, and gold for cavalry. The brim was to be pinned up on the right side for cavalrymen and artillerymen, and on the left for infantry soldiers. (This hat has a blue hat cord, which is incorrect as the brim is pinned up on the right).

Gettysburg, PA

Gettysburg, PA

Gettysburg, PA

Gettysburg, Maryland
This statue of Union General G.K. Warren overlooks the battlefield at Gettysburg National Military Park.

Appomattox, VA
Babcock House B&B

Appomattox, VA
Appomattox Railroad Station

Appomattox, VA
Museum of the Confederacy - General Robert E. Lee's uniform and riding gloves.

Appomattox, VA
Museum of the Confederacy

Appomattox, VA
Museum of the Confederacy

Union General Grant and Confederate General Lee

Appomattox, VA
Doll of McLean child taken during the Appomattox signing and returned about 100 years later.

Appomattox, VA
Rear view of the Surrender House

Commanders at the Battle of Gettysburg: George Meade, Union commander and Robert E. Lee, Confederate commander

Gettysburg, PA - Military gear of Confederate soldiers.

Gettysburg, PA - Joyce and Karen with a painting of the U.S. Monitor and the Confederate Merrimac.

Gettysburg, PA

Gettysburg, PA

Gettysburg, PA
Confederate Gerneral James Longstreet

Appomattox, VA
Babcock House B&B

Appomattox, VA
Museum of the Confederacy

Appomattox, VA
Museum of the Confederacy - General Robert E. Lee's death mask.